Article: PADRES GM SLAMS COORS FIELD BASEBALL.(Sports)(Column)

Byline: Rick Folstad Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer

Coors Field is baseball's version of Roberto Duran: They've both taken a lot of shots the past couple of years.

The latest haymaker to Coors Field comes from San Diego Padres general manager Kevin Towers, who says he refuses to watch games in what he calls a bandbox.

``It's the worst,'' Towers told the Dallas Morning News for a story published Tuesday. ``Beautiful ballpark, beautiful city. But to me, it's not baseball.''

But Rockies general manager Bob Gebhard groups Towers' complaint with all the others - whining that has gotten old.

``This is part of major league ...

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